Innovative Balanced Scorecard for Quality in Diabetes Care

Description

The goal of this quality initiative is to develop and implement a set of appropriate indicators for diabetes care in the form of a balanced scorecard. The indicators will be translated into a balanced scorecard for diabetes care to compare and monitor performance, analyze programmatic strengths and weaknesses, and track progress and improvement in diabetes care. The resulting scorecard will be pilot tested and implemented in ambulatory care diabetes clinics across five Toronto academic health centres.

Partners

Endocrinologists across five Toronto hospitals:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Women’s College Hospital

St. Michael’s Hospital

University Health Network

Mount Sinai Hospital

Methods/Processes

This project used modified Delphi methodology, with a specific focus on patient engagement.

Client/Funder

Funding has been received from a number of sources including Lawson Foundation and Sunnybrook AFP Innovation Fund.

ABOUT US

The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) aims to close the gap between evidence and practice for health care providers. It gives providers what they need to deliver the best care to their patients by engaging them throughout its processes to create evidence-based solutions that can be adapted into their local contexts.

The CEP is a federally-incorporated, not-for-profit organization founded in 2004 by the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.